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The Country Club package was a dealer-installed option produced by Engineered Enterprises of Detroit

The kit was priced at $149.50 and gave the car a woody-appearance

Body-off restoration

216/90 HP inline six cylinder engine

Column-shifted 3-speed manual transmission

Dash clock, AM radio, heater

Black paint with new wood paneling

Beige cloth interior

Stone guards and rocker panel moldings

Front and rear bumper guards

Red painted steel wheels

Chrome trim rings and Chevrolet center caps

Bias-ply wide whitewall tires

Chevrolet was America's number 1 automaker in 1947 with 684,145 cars produced

Rarely-seen Country Club package

The Country Club package was a dealer-installed option produced by Engineered Enterprises of Detroit

The kit was priced at $149.50 and gave the car a woody-appearance

Body-off restoration

216/90 HP inline six cylinder engine

Column-shifted 3-speed manual transmission

Dash clock, AM radio, heater

Black paint with new wood paneling

Beige cloth interior

Stone guards and rocker panel moldings

Front and rear bumper guards

Red painted steel wheels

Chrome trim rings and Chevrolet center caps

Bias-ply wide whitewall tires

Chevrolet was America's number 1 automaker in 1947 with 684,145 cars produced

This 1947 Chevrolet Fleetmaster is a stunner fitted with the rare Country Club package, a dealer-installed option produced by Engineered Enterprises of Detroit. The Country Club name came with a $149.50 price tag and gave the car the appearance of the then-popular Woody. The Fleetmaster came onto the scene just as America was winding down its wartime production and the demand for new civilian passenger cars was rapidly rising; World War II had halted all production of civilian passenger automobiles and any other automobile that wasn’t to be used in conjunction with military or military support activities. When the war ended, the American public hadn’t seen a new passenger vehicle for almost five years and the Chevrolet Fleetmaster would be one of the first new cars to be produced. Resources were scarce, and with demand being so high, the majority of American automakers decided to start with reproduction of prewar models. Initially automakers were having issues getting production output to meet demand. This was because of scarcity of sheet metal and other important parts, as well as an auto-workers strike. The strike was quickly resolved and Chevrolet became the first division of General Motors to get back to production. Chevrolet decided if it couldn’t give its customers a new car for 1946 it would drive interest by giving the cars new names. The Special Deluxe would now be known as the Fleetmaster. It was virtually unchanged for the next few model years and would receive minimal mechanical changes. This particular Country Club Fleetmaster has undergone a body-off restoration and is finished in black paint with new wood paneling. The chrome work is in great shape and features stone guards, rocker panels and both front and rear bumpers, along with bumper guards. The interior of the car is beautifully finished in beige cloth accompanied by an exquisite dashboard and matching trim. The interior of the car is also fitted with a clock, AM/FM radio and heater. A 216/90 HP inline 6-cylinder engine is controlled by a column-shifted 3-speed manual transmission that directs its power to the rear wheels. The red-painted wheels come with chrome trim tags and Chevrolet center caps, and they are mounted with bias-ply wide whitewall tires. It was cars like this Fleetmaster Country Club that propelled Chevrolet to the No. 1 spot for American automakers in 1947 with 684,145 units produced.

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